YA Book Club 2011-2012

Welcome! Below you will find our official meeting dates for the 2011-2012 school year. Please plan to be in attendance at every meeting. Also, just a reminder that as a course requirement, you will need to submit at least two comments/responses to each wiki thread before the next scheduled meeting (2 per book title). You will also be presenting a lesson, based on the book you and your partner have selected. Titles, groups and presentation dates are listed below as well!

Meeting date
Meeting time
Book title
Author
Presenter
October
2:50-3:15
(Organizational meeting)


November 16
3:00-4:30
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Sherman Alexie
Cindi Passarelli
December 7
3:00-4:30
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Deborah Heiligman
Jacqueline Kelly
Lauren Salyer
Alison Schneider
Lauren Witsman
Shannon Allenspach
January 11
3:00-4:30
Wintergirls
Wintergirls

Laurie Halse Anderson
Susan Keyes
Angela Macak
February 8
3:00-4:30
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska

John Green
Kim Knapp
Rose Marsh
March 7
3:00-4:30
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini
Maureen Popa
April 11
3:00-4:30
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes

Jodi Picoult
Cindi Passarelli